Court drama

Japanese: 宮廷劇 - きゅうていげき
Court drama

...The theater has long been protected by royalty and nobility, as can be seen from the fact that Theodora, wife of the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I, was a pantomime actress. The terms court drama and court theater can broadly refer to the theatrical form protected and performed by the courts of all countries in all eras and the places where they were performed, but they usually refer to those plays (theaters, theater companies) that were performed in Europe from the end of the Renaissance to around the first half of the 19th century. The actor and playwright Shakespeare belonged to the troupe of the Lord Chamberlain in England, and the Frenchman Molière served at the court of Louis XIV, not only performing his masterpieces of comedy at the court theater, but also working for court festivals and events. ...

*Some of the terms mentioned in "court drama" are explained below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…東ローマ帝国皇帝ユスティニアヌス1世の妃テオドラがパントマイム(黙劇)の女優であったことからもわかるように,演劇は昔から王侯貴族に保護されていた。宮廷劇あるいは宮廷劇場という言葉は,広くは,あらゆる時代のあらゆる国の宮廷によって保護され演じられた演劇形式と,それが演じられた場所をさしうるが,ふつうは,ルネサンスの終りころから,19世紀前半ぐらいまでのヨーロッパにおいて行われた,それらの演劇(劇場,劇団)をさすことが多い。俳優兼劇作家のシェークスピアはイギリスの宮内大臣お抱え一座に属していたし,フランスのモリエールはルイ14世の宮廷に仕え,宮廷劇場で喜劇の名作を上演したばかりでなく,宮廷の祝祭や催し物のためにも働いた。…

※「宮廷劇」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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